GOAL OF THE MONTH – GOAL 10: REDUCED INEQUALITIES<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\u00a0<\/span>\u201cEveryone deserves to live a life free from <\/span><\/span>poverty<\/span><\/span> and a chance to thrive. We can end <\/span><\/span>poverty<\/span><\/span>, but we must work together \u2014 across countries & sectors\u2014 to support those who need the most help.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201d – Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nWhere Are We<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\nInequality threatens long-term social and economic development, harms poverty reduction and destroys people\u2019s sense of fulfillment and self-worth.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe incomes of the poorest 40 per cent of the population had been growing faster than the national average in most countries. But emerging yet inconclusive evidence suggests that COVID-19 may have put a dent in this positive trend of falling within-country inequality.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe pandemic has caused the largest rise in between-country inequality in three decades. Reducing both within- and between-country inequality requires equitable resource distribution, investing in education and skills development, implementing social protection measures, combating discrimination, supporting marginalized groups and fostering international cooperation for fair trade and financial systems.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nRead more about Goal 10: <\/span>https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/inequality\/<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>SDG 10 IN NUMBERS<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n\n- One in six people worldwide has experienced discrimination in some form, with women and people with disabilities disproportionately affected.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- The year 2022 witnessed the highest number of refugees (34.6 million people) ever documented. This year is also a deadly one for migrants, with nearly 7,000 deaths recorded globally.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Reducing both within- and between-country inequality requires equitable resource distribution, investing in education and skills development, implementing social protection measures, combating discrimination, supporting marginalized groups and fostering international cooperation for fair trade and financial systems.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
HIGHLIGHTS<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<\/div>1 December<\/span><\/span> | World AIDS Day<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/strong><\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot_2023-11-10_164043-150x150.jpeg\")
Around the world, <\/span>9.2 million people<\/span> living with HIV today do not have access to lifesaving treatment. Every minute a life is lost to AIDS. To end it, we must let communities on the frontlines of the AIDS pandemic lead the way. Read Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAIDS latest report:<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0Let Communities Lead<\/span><\/span><\/a>,<\/span><\/span> 2023 World AIDS Day \u2014 Let Communities Lead | Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAIDS<\/span><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>3 December | International Day of Persons With Disabilities<\/span><\/span><\/a> (IDPD)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/en-logo2019-day-of-persons-with-disabilities-150x100.jpg\")
The theme for IDPD in 2023 is \u201cUnited in action to rescue and achieve the SDGs for, with and by persons with disabilities\u201d and is commemorated in an event at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Headquarters on 1 December in New York<\/span><\/span> with a <\/span><\/span>discussion structured around five pillars of sustainable development \u2013 People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace, and Partnerships. Read more here.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>12 <\/span><\/b>December <\/span><\/b>| International Universal Health Coverage <\/span>Day\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screen-Shot-2023-11-30-at-11.23.02-AM-150x150.png\")
Each year on 12 December, <\/span><\/span>International Universal Health Coverage Day<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span> aims to raise awareness of the need for strong and resilient health systems and universal health coverage. Universal Health Coverage is based on the <\/span>principles<\/span> that everyone, everywhere, should have access to the health services they need without risk of financial hardship.<\/span> This year\u2019s theme \u201c<\/span><\/span>Health <\/span>For<\/span> All: Time <\/span>For<\/span> Action\u201d<\/span><\/span> reminds us that, in a world that continues to experience a growing number of climate-related health threats, countries must invest in resilient and <\/span>equitable<\/span> health systems with primary health care as the foundation. Read more here<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>18 December | International Migrants Day<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/h4>\n
Every year on 18th December, the world marks <\/span><\/span>International Migrants Day<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>, a day set aside to recognize the important contribution of migrants while highlighting the challenges they face.<\/span><\/span> Migrants and displaced people represent some of the most vulnerable and marginalized groups in society. Migrants have proven to be a source of prosperity, innovation, and sustainable development to countries of origin, transit, and host countries.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>IN FOCUS<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Climate Change Conference (COP28)<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image1170x530cropped-1-2-600x272.jpg\")
<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span>“The climate crisis is not gender neutral. It <\/span>exacerbates<\/span> existing <\/span><\/span>inequalities<\/span><\/span>, creating unique threats to the livelihoods, health & safety of women & girls. To create a sustainable world for all, we need to put gender equality at the heart of <\/span><\/span>#ClimateAction<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/em>.”<\/em> – <\/span><\/span>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nThe<\/span><\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/span>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Climate Change Conference (COP28)<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u202f<\/span>is currently underway until 12 December in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Against the backdrop of a worsening climate crisis, COP28 is a pivotal opportunity to\u202f<\/span><\/span>take stock<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u202f<\/span>of progress toward meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement, correct course, and accelerate action to limit global warming to 1.5\u00b0C degrees and deliver climate justice to those on the frontlines of the climate crisis.\u202f Learn more about the COP 28 thematic <\/span>programme<\/span> here:<\/span><\/span> https:\/\/unfccc.int\/cop28.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>
\u00a0<\/span>\u201cEveryone deserves to live a life free from <\/span><\/span>poverty<\/span><\/span> and a chance to thrive. We can end <\/span><\/span>poverty<\/span><\/span>, but we must work together \u2014 across countries & sectors\u2014 to support those who need the most help.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201d – Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Inequality threatens long-term social and economic development, harms poverty reduction and destroys people\u2019s sense of fulfillment and self-worth.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The incomes of the poorest 40 per cent of the population had been growing faster than the national average in most countries. But emerging yet inconclusive evidence suggests that COVID-19 may have put a dent in this positive trend of falling within-country inequality.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The pandemic has caused the largest rise in between-country inequality in three decades. Reducing both within- and between-country inequality requires equitable resource distribution, investing in education and skills development, implementing social protection measures, combating discrimination, supporting marginalized groups and fostering international cooperation for fair trade and financial systems.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Read more about Goal 10: <\/span>https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/inequality\/<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> Every year on 18th December, the world marks <\/span><\/span>International Migrants Day<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>, a day set aside to recognize the important contribution of migrants while highlighting the challenges they face.<\/span><\/span> Migrants and displaced people represent some of the most vulnerable and marginalized groups in society. Migrants have proven to be a source of prosperity, innovation, and sustainable development to countries of origin, transit, and host countries.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> The<\/span><\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/span>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Climate Change Conference (COP28)<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u202f<\/span>is currently underway until 12 December in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Against the backdrop of a worsening climate crisis, COP28 is a pivotal opportunity to\u202f<\/span><\/span>take stock<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u202f<\/span>of progress toward meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement, correct course, and accelerate action to limit global warming to 1.5\u00b0C degrees and deliver climate justice to those on the frontlines of the climate crisis.\u202f Learn more about the COP 28 thematic <\/span>programme<\/span> here:<\/span><\/span> https:\/\/unfccc.int\/cop28.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>Where Are We<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
SDG 10 IN NUMBERS<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n
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HIGHLIGHTS<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<\/div>
1 December<\/span><\/span> | World AIDS Day<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/strong><\/h3>\n
Around the world, <\/span>9.2 million people<\/span> living with HIV today do not have access to lifesaving treatment. Every minute a life is lost to AIDS. To end it, we must let communities on the frontlines of the AIDS pandemic lead the way. Read Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAIDS latest report:<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0Let Communities Lead<\/span><\/span><\/a>,<\/span><\/span> 2023 World AIDS Day \u2014 Let Communities Lead | Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAIDS<\/span><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>3 December | International Day of Persons With Disabilities<\/span><\/span><\/a> (IDPD)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n
The theme for IDPD in 2023 is \u201cUnited in action to rescue and achieve the SDGs for, with and by persons with disabilities\u201d and is commemorated in an event at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Headquarters on 1 December in New York<\/span><\/span> with a <\/span><\/span>discussion structured around five pillars of sustainable development \u2013 People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace, and Partnerships. Read more here.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>12 <\/span><\/b>December <\/span><\/b>| International Universal Health Coverage <\/span>Day\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n
Each year on 12 December, <\/span><\/span>International Universal Health Coverage Day<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span> aims to raise awareness of the need for strong and resilient health systems and universal health coverage. Universal Health Coverage is based on the <\/span>principles<\/span> that everyone, everywhere, should have access to the health services they need without risk of financial hardship.<\/span> This year\u2019s theme \u201c<\/span><\/span>Health <\/span>For<\/span> All: Time <\/span>For<\/span> Action\u201d<\/span><\/span> reminds us that, in a world that continues to experience a growing number of climate-related health threats, countries must invest in resilient and <\/span>equitable<\/span> health systems with primary health care as the foundation. Read more here<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>18 December | International Migrants Day<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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IN FOCUS<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Climate Change Conference (COP28)<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span>“The climate crisis is not gender neutral. It <\/span>exacerbates<\/span> existing <\/span><\/span>inequalities<\/span><\/span>, creating unique threats to the livelihoods, health & safety of women & girls. To create a sustainable world for all, we need to put gender equality at the heart of <\/span><\/span>#ClimateAction<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/em>.”<\/em> – <\/span><\/span>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n